Joshua Lederberg – Cause of Death, Date of Death, Age at Death
The biologist Joshua Lederberg passed away at age 82, this age of death has to be considered impressive. What was the cause of death? Below is all you want to know regarding the death of Joshua Lederberg and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
American molecular biologist who was only 33 years old when he won the 1958 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He later worked for NASA on a team that looked for life on Mars.
He studied under his co-winner of the Nobel Prize, Edward L. Tatum at Yale University, and published with him a paper in 1946 showing the E. Coli bacterial can interbreed.
His discovery that bacteria can mate and exchange genes allowed scientists to use bacteria in genetic research, eventually leading to studies of DNA recombination.
How did Joshua Lederberg die?
Joshua Lederberg's death was caused by pneumonia.
Joshua Lederberg, PhD, winner of the 1958 Nobel Prize for his discovery of how bacteria transfer genes, died on Feb. 2 of pneumonia. He was 82.
| Cause of death | Pneumonia |
|---|---|
| Age of death | 82 years |
| Profession | Biologist |
| Birthday | May 23, 1925 |
| Death date | February 2, 2008 |
| Place of death | NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital |
| Place of burial | N/A |
Quotes by Joshua Lederberg
"So many of the things I've predicted were technologies that were just sitting right in front of us."
Joshua Lederberg
"Everybody has to learn for the first time."
Joshua Lederberg
"I wish I had a talent for dropping things as well as taking on new ones. It gets to be quite a clutter after a while."
Joshua Lederberg
"I started on the use of the Internet for scientific communication. Our research group was one of the very first to make really systematic use of it as a way of managing research projects."
Joshua Lederberg
"I was making a lot of momentous personal decisions. I was still very very young: when the prize was awarded, I was 33; the work I had done when I was 21."
Joshua Lederberg
